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division_n make_v by_o the_o learned_a and_o judicious_a pharisee_n joh._n 7._o 49._o have_v any_o of_o the_o ruler_n or_o pharisee_n believe_v on_o he_o but_o this_o people_n that_o knâ—…ws_v not_o the_o law_n be_v accurse_v and_o yet_o it_o will_v be_v think_v scandalous_o harsh_a to_o fix_v the_o guilt_n of_o popular_a rashness_n and_o injudiciousness_n upon_o the_o people_n in_o this_o acceptatiâ—…_n for_o under_o this_o denomination_n will_v come_v not_o only_o the_o nobility_n and_o â—…try_n of_o a_o nation_n but_o the_o prince_n himself_o unless_o he_o shall_v take_v on_o he_o the_o office_n of_o the_o priesthood_n we_o must_v therefore_o find_v out_o another_o sort_n of_o people_n that_o must_v bear_v the_o burden_n of_o this_o reproach_n that_o which_o come_v next_o to_o my_o thought_n and_o offer_v fair_a to_o assail_v the_o difficulty_n be_v the_o distinction_n between_o the_o conformist_n and_o the_o nonconformist_n and_o thus_o we_o shall_v need_v to_o seek_v no_o 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which_o i_o rejoin_v that_o this_o be_v a_o easy_a but_o not_o a_o satisfactory_a answer_n for._n 1._o the_o remedy_n be_v not_o proportionable_a to_o the_o disease_n for_o if_o the_o reason_n why_o my_o mind_n must_v have_v something_o else_o to_o guide_v it_o be_v because_o the_o mind_n be_v not_o infallible_a the_o same_o reason_n will_v inform_v we_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o a_o better_a guide_n than_o that_o which_o he_o call_v law_n because_o humane_a law_n be_v not_o infallible_a it_o will_v mend_v the_o matter_n but_o sorry_o to_o take_v i_o of_o from_o one_o fallible_a guide_n and_o send_v i_o to_o another_o 2._o since_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v thus_o fallible_a and_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o it_o have_v something_o else_o to_o guide_v it_o in_o its_o determination_n god_n have_v provide_v a_o infallible_a directory_n in_o his_o word_n in_o all_o thing_n concern_v his_o immediate_a worship_n and_o that_o be_v it_o which_o we_o call_v the_o law_n of_o god_n 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